1. A Report of
‘Health Clinics to Provide Quality Health Services to the
Underprivileged Children Living in Slum’
‘‘Clinic Organised from 15th January’13 to 15th March’13’’
Implemented by: Supported by:
SUKARYA CONVERGYS

2. Introduction: Sukarya a non govt- organization based at Gurgaon is working
with the mission to ensure equitable access to quality health services for all
including the poorest sections of the society, especially women, adoles cents
and children, serving the health needs of the underserved and un -reached
communities through comprehensive health care services.
Project Area: Saraswati Kunj is Slum under HUDA Govt. It is situated in the
Gurgaon District near Sushant Lok E-Block, Phase-1. Adjacent areas are DLF
Phase-V, Wazirabad, Sushant Lok E block etc. Saraswati Kunj is a slum cluster in
Gurgaon District with area of approximately 2 acres.
There are around 7000 families living in this colony. Out of that approx 3500 are
women, 2600 are men and 900 are children. Majority of the population is
migrated from the states of Bengal (60%) and followed by U.P. (20%) and Bihar
(20%). There are about 80% of Muslim religion and 20% are Hindus. The
majority of the people living in the slum in S araswati Kunj are illiterates,
unskilled and unorganized labour. Men are working as Rickshaw pullers, Coolie,
Daily labourers, Factory workers, Rag pickers, Street vendors etc and women
are mostly unemployed and some are working in construction sites as d aily
labours.
Major problems faced by the slum dwellers are health problems, low
education/illiteracy, lack of sanitation and hygiene facilities, inadequate water
facilities etc. and the govt. do not pay attention to their well -being. They and
their children are deprived of all the basic rights, which although are
guaranteed by the constitution.
Sukarya with the support of Convergys organised 4 health camps for children,
Saraswati Kunj Slum from 15 th January to 15 th March’13.
Target Location – Slums area of Sukarya office surroundings & Saraswati Kunj,
Gurgaon.
Target Group – Children (0-13 Yrs.) living in Slums and its surrounding.
Objective: To improve the health & nutritional condition of the vulnerable children living in
Saraswati Kunj Slum by providing quality primary health services through clinics and health
education through community outreach.

3. Activity undertaken from 15th Jan’ to 15th March
1. Community Mobilization: To organise and to avail services of health camps in
Saraswati Kunj Slum and its adjacent area, regular visit to project area is visited and
door to door mobilization is done in Slum and its adjacent area, also, to mobilize
community to avail our services, we also conduct group meeting with stake holders
at at “Chai Dhaba”, “Pan Shop” etc. and to make larger community aware about
health camp, loudspeaker was also used. Mobilization was used as tool to ensure the
active participation of community in clinic organised for children. And also, make
them aware of services under the new initiative of ‘Sukarya and Convergys’ in their
Slum for their children.
2. Providing Quality Health Services to the Underprivileged Children Living in the
Slums:
2.1. Clinic in Slum: with the support of Convergys, Sukarya organised four health
clinics for children, all clinic were organised at Saraswati Kunj Slum.
2.1.1. Clinic Organised, Children Treated and Medicine were Disbursed: from starting
to organise health camp, it was ensure that there should be participation of
target group i.e. Children under the age of 0-13 years. And to ensure the
participation of children and make our rapport stronger, we regularly visited the
Saraswati Kunj and discuss about availability of doctor and medicine as
prescribed by doctor. So, during the clinic, children were treated and as per
prescription of doctor, medicines were disbursed. Doctor also provides
Suggestions & counselling according to need of need of patients. Total 4 clinics
were organized in month of Feb’& March in which total 63 children have been
treated.

4. Health Check up of Children in camp
Medicines were given as per prescription of Doctor.

5. Details of Children Treated in Health Clinic.
Total no. of clinic Total no. of children Follow up the children for
organised treated in clinic. regular treatments
4 63 39
2.2. Growth Monitoring of Children: During the clinic, it was ensure that we
should monitor the growth of children as there are lots of children are under weight
and malnourished in the slum. And to monitor the growth of each child….
2.2.1. Developing a Health Card of Each Child: During the camp, it was ensured that we
should develop a health card of each child containing family history and height
and measurement of children. And for this, one child – one health card was
issued to child who visited health camp and monitoring is done with the help of
prescription and his/her weight and height and history of diagnosis during the
clinic.
Each Child was issued Health Card having Name, Family History, Height, Weight and
history of diagnosis and treatment of children.

6. 2.2.2. Height and Weight Measurement of Children: During the Clinic, height and
weight were measure and it was enter in its health card to check his/her status
i.e. they are malnourished, under weight or not.
Height and Weight measurement of each child were done under supervision of
Supervisor.
2.3. Counseling: When there is any child found Anemic, malnourished, under
aged, etc, then we ensure that for improvement of health status of their child,
Parent were counseled on different aspects of child health. It was done by doctor
and Counselor.
Counseling of Child’s Mother by counselor and Doctor.
2.4. Food Supplement for Anaemic
children: During the clinic, we also provide
food supplement to those children to whom
doctor prescribed a supplement on
subsidies rate.

7. 2.5. Follow up of the targeted Children for health check-up during clinic: As per
need of children the follow up was done by visiting their home day before clinic to
ensure his/her visit for health check-up.
3. Health Awareness Session with Parents: Health Sessions focusing on building
awareness on sanitation, personal hygiene, and good nutritional practices was
conducted during the camp. We Conduct one health session with community of
Saraswati Kunj Slum on general health and hygiene (the importance of brushing
teeth, taking a bath, washing hands and clothes, importance of eating nutritious
food)
Health Awareness Session with patients on general health and Hygiene
4. Program visibility: To ensure the visibility of program, 2 banners covering services
and logos of donor and Sukarya were developed and display during the camp.
Sukarya has ensured visibility of Program and Convergys through its banners and
meetings.
Observation:
 Community is supportive as contractor, compounder & slum dweller
cooperated us to arrange venue & inform community about availability of
doctor in the slum
 Children are benefitted from the clinic as their parent visit twice & thrice to
the clinic & express their gratitude for wellness.
 Parents of children especially mothers are in hurry during health checkup,
their concentration goes for attending homes to do home chores as they
work in five to six homes in a day.

8.  There is huge health need in community as slum dweller lack basic health
facilities & their education & awareness level is too low
 Children age group 0-6 months are not getting breast milk, mainly dependent
on packet milk for nutrition as their mother is house cleaner & they don’t
have time to breast feed their children.
Recommendation:
 Extension of time: Project should extend for at least one year to know the
impact of our services in the community.
 Formal cum health education Class should be conducted thrice in a
month for mother & child in the community.
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